Manure-loader.



F. HOLLOWELL.

MANURB LOADER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 15, 1910 989,262. Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

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Inventor Attorneys Witnesses P. HOLLOWBLL.

MANURE LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1910.

989,262, Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

3 BHEBTBSHEE'E 2- J5 J! 17 Z lnventbr Wit esses I w by I y W AttorneysUNITE FRED HOLLOWELL, OF ORLEANS, INDIANA.

MANURE-LOADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

Application filed. May 16, 1910. Serial No. 561,574.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED I'IOLLOWELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at O1- leans, in the county of Orange and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Manure-Loader, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to loading apparatus, and is particularlyintended for loading manure onto wagons or for stacking it in piles.

The object of the invention is to provide means for raking 0r gatheringup manure or similar material, hoisting it to a suitable height andautomatically dumping it into a wagon or other receptacle or forming itinto a pile or stack.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved form ofgatherer or carrier for the manure and other material.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofthe claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification :-Figure1 is a side elevation showing the upper end of the incline or frame bymeans of which the material to be dumped is elevated. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the improved manure gatherer or carrier. Fig. 3 is an endelevation thereof. Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of one of thetines of the carrier. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the traveler frame forsupporting the beam of the gatherer when it is in dumping position asindicated by the dotted lines in F ig. 1.

Like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in the differentfigures of the drawing.

The reference numeral 1 indicates an inclined platform up which themanure loader is drawn in order to elevate it to a proper point topermit the manure to be dumped into a wagon or onto a pile. The platform1 is supported upon the inclined frame pieces 2 which at their upperends are connected with the standards 3 and the cross pieces 4, saidcross pieces being supported at one end upon the standard 3 and at theother end upon a bracing member or sup port 5.

The manure loader or gatherer as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, comprises alongitudinal beam 7 with the forward edge of which is connected ashackle 8 to which is secured the rope or cable 9 by means of which themanure gatherer and carrier is first drawn over the surface from whichthe manure is to be collected and is then drawn up the incline 1 andcaused automatically to dump at the upper end thereof. Extendingdownvard from'the beam 7 is a pair of frame pieces 10 with the lower endof which is pivotally connected a cross bar 11. The cross bar 11 hasclamped thereon a plurality of tines or fork members 12 such as areshown in Fig. 4, each of said tines being formed with a split ringportion 13 having a flange 1a which is clamped by means of a bolt 15with the adjoining portion of the tine. The pivot bar 11 extends throughthe split rings 13 of the different tines and said rings are securelyclamped on said bar 11 by means of the bolts 15. It will be obvious thatany number of tines 12 can be mounted upon the pivot bar 11 and thatsaid tines can be removed in the event that they become broken orothewise in need of repair so that new tines can be substituted. Each ofthe tines 12 is provided at the upper rear end thereof with a split ring16, the two portions of the split ring having lugs 17 which areperforated to receive a bolt by means of which said split rings can beclamped upon an upper cross bar 18 in order to form a strong rigid forkarrangement.

The means for preventing the manure loader tines from tipping upon theframe 10, preferably consists of a latch 20 which is pivoted at 21 uponthe frame pieces 10 and is provided with two notches either of which isadapted to engage the upper cross bar 18 so as to hold the manure loaderin the position shown in Fig.2 while it is being drawn across thesurface to be cleaned. The forward notch of the latch member 20 isengaged with the cross bar 18 when it is desired that the manure loadershall project deeply into the manure. Then it is desired to draw themanure loader across the surface to be cleaned without vdipping toodeeply, the second notch in the latch 20 is engaged with the cross bar18 as will be apparent. The means for releasing the latch 20 preferablyconsists of a trigger member 22 which is pivotally mountedat 23 upon apair of frame pieces or braces 24 which extend downward from the beam 7to the frame piece 10. The trigger 22 is provided with a rearwardlyextendingcam portion 25 which rests against the lower surface of thelatch 20 so that when the trigger 22 is thrown rearwardly in the mannerhereinafter described, the cam member 25 will elevate the lat-ch 20 andthus disengage it from the cross bar 18 so as to permit the manureloader to dump. For the purpose of permitting the manure loader to bedumped by hand whenever desired, a link rod 27 is connected at its lowerend at 28 with the trigger 22 and at its upper end is connected witha-hand lever 29 which is pivoted at 30 upon a bracket 31 mounted on thebeam 7. The frame pieces 1.0 are securely braced by means of thediagonally extending rods or braces 33 which are connected at theirforward ends at 34 with the beam 7 and at their rear ends at 35 with theframe pieces 10.

The means for drawing the manure loader backward down the incline 1after it has dumped its load, preferably consists of a cord or cable 35which is connected with a shackle member 86 pivotally mounted upon theframe piece 10. The shackle member 36 is formed with a hook portion orshoulder 37 for a purpose which will presently apear.

p Secured to the frame pieces 2 adjacent the upper end of the inclinedplatform 1 are traveler brackets 40 in which is slidably mounted a crossrod 41. The cable 9 by means of which the manure loader is drawn up theincline, is connected with a V-shaped framework 42 mounted upon the sidearms 43 of a traveler frame. Journaled between the side arms 43 of thetraveler is a wheel 44 which rolls upon a traveler rod 45 extendingbetween the standards3 at one end and a cross piece 46 of the frame atthe other end. The traveler 43 is provided adjacent the lower endthereof with a pulley 47 and a stirrup member 48. The cable 9 extendsover the pulley 47 and at an intermediate point is connected with apulley 48 which is secured to the shackle 8 of the beam 7 of the manureloader. The cable 9 serves to draw the manure loader up the incline 1until the parts reach the position shown in Fig. 1 after which thetraveler 43 moves along the rod 45 until the trigger 22 of the manureloader engages the cross bar 41. The parts move in this position untilthe cross bar 41- is stopped at the other end of the traveler brackets40. The continued movement of the parts causes the trigger 22 to bemoved rearwardly until the latch 20 is disengaged from the cross bar 18and the manure loader is dumped. When the parts are in this dumpedposition, the hook portion or shoulder 37 of the shackle 36 is inengagement with the cross bar 41 and this prevents the manure loaderfrom dropping downward at the upper end of the incline l. The forwardend of the beam 7 drops into the stir rup member 48 of the traveler 48and is thus supported in the dotted line position illustrated in Fig. 1.The cable 35 is then manipulated so as to draw the manure loaderbackward onto the upper end of the incline 1, and said manure loader isthen hauled down the incline and back into position for a new load. a

The improvements of the present invention are strong, simple, durableand comparatively inexpensive in construction as well as thoroughlyefficient and practical in operation. The device quickly gathers up themanure or other material and hoists it to the proper height, after whichit is automatically dumped into the wagon or onto the pile locatedtherebeneath.

. hatis claimed as new is:

1. A manure loader having a cross bar, and a plurality of tinesdetachably connected therewith.

2. A manure loader having a plurality of cross bars and a plurality oftines detachably connected therewith.

3. A manure loader having a plurality of cross bars, and a plurality oftines each having split rings detachably connected with the cross bars.

4. A manure loader having a plurality of cross bars, and a plurality oftines, each of said tines having a pair of split rings provided withtightening bolts, said split rings being engaged with saidcross bars andheld thereon by means of said bolts, whereby individual tines can beremoved and replaced whenever desired.

5. A manure carrier comprising a frame, a cross bar pivotally connectedtherewith, a plurality of tines mounted on said cross bar, a secondcross bar connecting the rear ends of all of said tines with each other,and a latch mounted on said frame and engaging said second cross bar forpreventing tilting movement of said tines.

6. A manure loader having a frame, a

cross bar pivotally connected therewith and "raving a plurality of tinesmounted theredn, a second cross bar connecting the rear ends of saidtines, a latch mounted on said frame and engaging said second cross barfor holding said tines against tilting movement, and a trigger forreleasing said latch.

7. A manure loader having a manure carrler comprising a frame, a crossbar pivotally connected with said frame, a plurality of tines mountedonsaid cross bar, a second cross bar connecting the rear ends of all ofsaid tines with each other, a latch pivotally mounted on said frame andengaging said second cross bar for holding said tines against pivotalmovement, a trigger pivotally mounted on said frame and having a cammember adapted to engage said latch for releasing it from its engagementwith said cross bar to dump said loader.

8. A manure loader having a frame, a plurality of tines mounted on saidframe, a cross bar connecting the rear ends of all of said tines witheach other, a latch engaging said cross bar and having a plurality ofnotches therein, a trigger for releasing said latch, and a shacklemember mounted on said frame adjacent said trigger and having a hookmember thereon for the purpose specified.

9. A manure loader comprising a frame, a cross bar pivotally mountedthereon, a plu rality of tines mounted on said cross bar, a second crossbar connecting the rear ends of all of said tines with each other, alatch engaging said second cross bar for holding said tines againstpivotal movement, a trigger for releasing said latch, and a hand leverconnected with said trigger for releasing the latch by hand.

10. A manure loader comprising a frame having a main beam, a pluralityof frame pieces extending downwardly from said beam, a cross barpivotally connected with said frame pieces, a plurality of tines mountedon said cross bar, a second cross bar connecting the rear ends of all ofsaid tines with each other, a latch pivotally connected with said frameand engaging said second cross bar, a trigger pivotally mounted on saidframe and having a cam member for releasing said latch, a shackle membermounted adjacent the lower ends of said trigger member and havin a hookportion thereon for supporting sai frame when in dumping position, ahand lever mounted on said beam, and a link connecting said hand leverwith said trigger for releasing said latch.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRED HOLLOWELL.

Witnesses:

THOMAS J. WRIGHT, OLIVER N. STEPHENSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

